Knockout

  • 11knockout — knock|out1 [ˈnɔk aut US ˈna:k ] n 1.) when a ↑boxer hits his opponent so hard that he falls down and cannot get up again ▪ The fight ended in a knockout. 2.) informal someone or something that is very attractive or successful ▪ Her dress was a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12knockout — 1 noun (C) 1 an act of knocking your opponent down in boxing so that he cannot get up again: The fight ended in a knockout. 2 knockout punch/blow a) a hard hit that knocks someone down so that they cannot get up again see also: knock out knock 1… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13knockout — 1. n. something that is quite tunning. □ Your new car is a knockout. □ Isn’t her dress a knockout? 2. n. a good looking man or woman. □ Your date is a real knockout. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 14knockout — I. noun Date: 1887 1. a. the act of knocking out ; the condition of being knocked out b. (1) the termination of a boxing match when one boxer has been knocked down and is unable to rise and resume boxing within a specified time (2) technical… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15knockout — 1. noun a) The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent. b) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. If youve… …

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  • 16knockout — I UK [ˈnɒkaʊt] / US [ˈnɑkˌaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms knockout : singular knockout plural knockouts 1) a) a hit that knocks a boxer down, so that they cannot get up b) a boxing match that is won when one person cannot get up after being hit… …

    English dictionary

  • 17Knockout — Das Wort Knockout oder knock out bezeichnet im Sport eine Form des Sieges, siehe Knockout (Sport) in der Biologie und Medizin das gezielte „Abschalten“ eines Gens, vgl. Gen Knockout, (Knockout Moos) an der Börse werden Knock out Zertifikate… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 18knockout — n. 1) to score a knockout 2) a technical knockout * * * [ nɒkaʊt] a technical knockout to score a knockout …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19knockout — knock|out1 [ nak,aut ] noun count 1. ) a hit that knocks a BOXER down, so that they cannot get up a ) a BOXING match that is won when one person cannot get up after being hit: a knockout victory b ) a hard hit with your hand that makes someone… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20knockout — noun 1) the match was won by a knockout Syn: KO, finishing blow, coup de grâce, stunning blow, kayo, TKO (technical knockout) 2) informal she s a knockout! Syn: beauty, babe, bombshell, vision, d …

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